https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The European Commission authorised the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds on Friday, following the European Medicines Agency's approval of administering the jabs to adolescents earlier in the day. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210529/eu-approves-pfizer-in-children-over-12 Sat, 29 May 2021 21:05:57 +0200 eu-approves-pfizer-in-children-over-12 France has more than a dozen cases of children with inflammation around the heart, the health minister said Wednesday, after Britain sounded an alarm about a new disease with possible links to novel coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200429/mystery-virus-syndrome-also-found-in-children-in-france-minister-says Wed, 29 Apr 2020 17:45:46 +0200 mystery-virus-syndrome-also-found-in-children-in-france-minister-says More than 10 million employees in France have been placed on "partial unemployment", the labour minister announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200422/coronavirus-over-10-million-french-workers-place-on-partial-unemployment Wed, 22 Apr 2020 11:40:38 +0200 coronavirus-over-10-million-french-workers-place-on-partial-unemployment With France on lockdown and schools closed, many families face a long confinement together. Clinical psychologist and home education specialist Naomi Fisher offers some tips for keeping children entertained and learning. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200318/ten-top-tips-for-keeping-kids-entertained-during-frances-lockdown Wed, 18 Mar 2020 12:28:31 +0100 ten-top-tips-for-keeping-kids-entertained-during-frances-lockdown France's parliament is expected to adopt a ban on parents smacking their children although those that do are unlikely to be punished. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190702/france-to-ban-smacking-children-and-read-out-new-law-during-weddings Tue, 02 Jul 2019 17:31:59 +0200 france-to-ban-smacking-children-and-read-out-new-law-during-weddings There are some real benefits about having kids in France, but there are also some clear downsides. The Local asks a couple of expat parents who have raised children here to point them out. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190108/pros-and-cons-about-having-kids-in-france Tue, 08 Jan 2019 13:42:43 +0100 pros-and-cons-about-having-kids-in-france Where are the best places in and around Paris to have a family? A new ranking claims to have come up with the answers, but where would you ideally like to raise your kids? https://www.thelocal.fr/20180524/are-these-the-best-towns-around-paris-to-bring-up-children Thu, 24 May 2018 19:30:13 +0200 are-these-the-best-towns-around-paris-to-bring-up-children Wearing a big grin, Marame clambers into the small electric sports car and drives off -- to the operating theatre. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180317/france-mini-cars-drive-away-childrens-fears-of-surgery Sat, 17 Mar 2018 15:20:55 +0100 france-mini-cars-drive-away-childrens-fears-of-surgery French parents have been told to keep children younger than three away from screens in the government's latest book of health-related advice for under-18s. Here's what else they've recommended. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180306/no-screens-for-under-threes-france-to-issue-brand-new-medical-advice-to-parents Tue, 06 Mar 2018 17:23:25 +0100 no-screens-for-under-threes-france-to-issue-brand-new-medical-advice-to-parents Most children's medication that you can buy over the counter is either useless and could even be dangerous for their health, a study by a French consumer group has concluded. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180222/french-parents-warned-most-childrens-counter-medicines-useless-or-dangerous Thu, 22 Feb 2018 11:37:30 +0100 french-parents-warned-most-childrens-counter-medicines-useless-or-dangerous The organisation Unicef has released a report ranking 41 rich countries according to the well-being of their children. Here are some of the key points about France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170616/how-good-is-france-at-looking-after-its-kids Fri, 16 Jun 2017 15:10:45 +0200 how-good-is-france-at-looking-after-its-kids England's watchdog for children urged the French authorities on Saturday to speed up processing the cases of lone child asylum seekers who may be eligible to join family in Britain. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160410/english-watchdog-slams-french-over-slow-child-asylum-claims Sun, 10 Apr 2016 10:59:02 +0200 english-watchdog-slams-french-over-slow-child-asylum-claims He’s eight years old, he’s alone, and he was held in a holding room at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport for 10 days. Rights groups are furious while authorities insist "there are games" he can play. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160331/8-year-old-detained-for-10-days-at-paris-airport Thu, 31 Mar 2016 16:06:49 +0200 8-year-old-detained-for-10-days-at-paris-airport French police are so annoyed their Facebook feeds are being overloaded with images of children posted by their completely gaga parents, who think their own kids are the cutest on earth, that they’ve called a halt to it. Well, not quite, but they do suggest the everyday practice be stopped. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160301/french-parents-told-dont-put-photos-of-kids-on-facebook Tue, 01 Mar 2016 12:34:11 +0100 french-parents-told-dont-put-photos-of-kids-on-facebook French prosecutors on Monday said no criminal charges would be brought against Italian confectionery giant Ferrero over allegations a three-year-old girl died after choking on a toy from a Kinder Surprise chocolate egg. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160202/kinder-clear-egg-chocolate-toy Tue, 02 Feb 2016 08:27:45 +0100 kinder-clear-egg-chocolate-toy More and more children in France are living below the poverty line, according to a worrying new report from Unicef, which described it as an "wake up call" for French authorities. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150609/three-million-french-children-living-in-poverty Tue, 09 Jun 2015 11:30:13 +0200 three-million-french-children-living-in-poverty A French girl aged four-and-a-half died in a tragic accident in central France when she was crushed to death under a hay bale that fell from a tractor. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150601/french-toddler-crushed-under-falling-hay-bale Mon, 01 Jun 2015 18:46:00 +0200 french-toddler-crushed-under-falling-hay-bale Family associations and sections of the French media have lined up to blast the government for its plans to cut key family benefits, which they say will harm one of France’s greatest economic strengths – its high fertility rate. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140930/france-birthrate-benefits-children-cuts-austerity Tue, 30 Sep 2014 19:20:00 +0200 france-birthrate-benefits-children-cuts-austerity Under a reform that removes one of the inequalities between men and women in France, all of mothers' time on maternity will now count toward their retirement. It's a 'major step for women," says the French health minister. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140602/maternity-leave-to-count-towards-pensions Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:07:00 +0200 maternity-leave-to-count-towards-pensions Ever get stressed about how best to raise your children in France to speak both English and French fluently? Well we've brought in an expert in language training to lay out what should and shouldn't be done. Let us know your own thoughts. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140520/raising-bilingual-children-the-dos-and-the-donts Tue, 20 May 2014 21:15:00 +0200 raising-bilingual-children-the-dos-and-the-donts